Patents by Inventor Clint Wade Halsted

Clint Wade Halsted has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • DC-DC converter having an output that is a measure of the efficiency of the converter
    Patent number: 8941366
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes efficiency reporting circuitry having an output that is a measure of efficiency. In an example, the DC-DC converter has an input voltage, an output voltage, and a switching circuit converting the input voltage to an intermediate voltage, and the efficiency reporting circuitry determines the ratio between the output voltage and the intermediate voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Clint Wade Halsted
  • DC-DC CONVERTER WITH EFFICIENCY OUTPUT
    Publication number: 20130342182
    Abstract: A DC-DC converter includes efficiency reporting circuitry having an output that is a measure of efficiency. In an example, the DC-DC converter has an input voltage, an output voltage, and a switching circuit converting the input voltage to an intermediate voltage, and the efficiency reporting circuitry determines the ratio between the output voltage and the intermediate voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Clint Wade Halsted